http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/23/from-the-valley-of-the-green-giant-google-energy-czar-lowers-the-heat/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:25:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/23/from-the-valley-of-the-green-giant-google-energy-czar-lowers-the-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-44892 Birney Summers Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9793#comment-44892 The waste heat from data centers is an under used asset. Preheating water for restrooms and cafeterias comes to mind as a possible recovery method. Google could probably supply preheated water for the whole community. Evaporative cooling (cooling towers)works very well but consumes large volumes of water and Calif. is chronically short of water. Maybe they can provide free hot tub use for everyone. The waste heat from data centers is an under used asset. Preheating water for restrooms and cafeterias comes to mind as a possible recovery method. Google could probably supply preheated water for the whole community. Evaporative cooling (cooling towers)works very well but consumes large volumes of water and Calif. is chronically short of water. Maybe they can provide free hot tub use for everyone.

]]> http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2009/01/23/from-the-valley-of-the-green-giant-google-energy-czar-lowers-the-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-44850 sethhettena.com » Blog Archive » Google saves green by going green Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=9793#comment-44850 [...] knew Google had an energy czar? Google’s Bill Weihl was in town yesterday talking about his company’s efforts to save energy. The Internet search giant uses a lot of energy to power the massive data centers where all those [...] [...] knew Google had an energy czar? Google’s Bill Weihl was in town yesterday talking about his company’s efforts to save energy. The Internet search giant uses a lot of energy to power the massive data centers where all those [...]

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